So we're now down to our final two teams.
I'm Officer Dave Cochran with the Fargo Police Department
from Fargo, North Dakota.
And this is my canine partner, Falco.
I got Falco almost a year to his birth date.
I got to watch him, picked him out almost immediately.
Falco can probably get up to 30 miles an hour.
He can jump real high.
I've seen him go over 12-foot fence at work
once like it wasn't even there.
Working together, we've developed a pretty tight bond.
Yes, buddy.
You learn his quirks.
One of the things that's kind of funny
is I was kind of snapping my fingers
and he just started barking.
[barks]
When Falco retires, I don't even want to think about it.
It's going to be a hard day.
We've been through a lot together-- highs, and lows,
and everything in between.
It's special, you know?
It's something not everyone gets to experience.
And I've been very blessed to be able to have this opportunity.
Being here and competing with Falco at America's Top Dog
is an awesome experience.
To win that would be a career highlight for us, for sure.
[applause]
ANNOUNCER 1: We get down to the final round.
First, Team Falco.
Officer Cochran says Falco can easily run 30 miles an hour
and climb a 12 foot fence.
But he needs a second go at the 135-pound door.
This is going to be close.
And every second counts.
ANNOUNCER 2: They're easily through the window.
ANNOUNCER 1: Into the Spider Web.
ANNOUNCER 2: The Spider Web replicates tracking
through high grass and brush.
Crawl, crawl.
ANNOUNCER 2: Falco is way ahead of Officer Cochran here
on the Low Crawl and has to wait for him.
Good.
ANNOUNCER 1: Great teamwork.
But a stumble at the bottom of the boxes
costs them precious seconds.
39 seconds so far.
Up. Up.
ANNOUNCER 2: Falco is eight years old
but they've been together since he was eight weeks old.
And we're seeing that tight-knit bond work out for them so far
tonight.
ANNOUNCER 1: No big mistakes, no hesitation,
and no trouble on the doors.
Now the suspect is running away.
Falco needs to catch the suspect and then release, and come back
to the finish line on demand.
Hey.
[grunts]
Heel.
ANNOUNCER 1: He's called off back to the start-finish line.
What a time.
Oh, good boy.
ANNOUNCER 1: 1 minute, 20.35 seconds is the time to beat.
We'll find out if "Live PD's" Team Dax can do just that.
My name is John Forlenza.
This is my canine partner, Dax.
And we've been partnered up for four years now.
We've been fortunate enough to appear
on "Live PD" on two occasions.
He's had a lot of accomplishment up until this point.
He was the first canine in 40 years
that received a Valor Award from the 100 Club of Chicago.
Dax tracked a burglary suspect and it
led to a shooting incident between us and the offender.
He definitely saved my life that day.
I owe all that to him.
We do quite a bit of outreach in the community, where
we do demonstrations on a regular basis,
where we go to schools or county fairs.
Kids come unglued when they see Dax because he's such
a happy dog when he's working.
He's real poppy and peppy with his obedience.
I, personally, am not on social media.
Dax, however, has a Facebook page--
[howling] --through the--
[barking]
--Lake County Sheriff's Office.
He gets excited when I talk about his social media.
We're going to dominate the competition
here because no one works harder or trains harder than us.
We are Team Dax.
We're here to dominate.
You ready?
[barks]
ANNOUNCER 2: Totally ready.
ANNOUNCER 1: Man, I'm excited for this.
ANNOUNCER 2: Our 135-pound wall stood no chance
against 100-pound Dax.
Stay.
Good boy, stay.
ANNOUNCER 1: Into the Spider Web.
Good boy.
ANNOUNCER 1: Took him 10 seconds to get there.
ANNOUNCER 2: Yeah, they're off to a really, really
strong start so far, Kurt.
Let's see if they can maintain this pace and momentum.
Good boy.
Dax, up.
ANNOUNCER 1: 1,100 feet of bungee cord in here.
That momentum is ground to a halt
now that they're caught in the Spider Web.
You-- here.
Here.
ANNOUNCER 2: Remember, Dax is tonight's biggest dog,
at 100 pounds.
That's a huge disadvantage.
Atta boy.
ANNOUNCER 2: But look at that teamwork.
Good boy.
ANNOUNCER 2: Deputy Forlenza clearing a path.
Great work.
ANNOUNCER 1: This big dog has no problems on the Low Crawl.
Boxes Up-- this is where Falco stumbled.
Dax, making it up, now just ahead of Falco.
ANNOUNCER 2: For a dog who did a five-foot wall
jump from a sitting position, these boxes are cake.
Good boy, D.
ANNOUNCER 1: And he's got no problem getting
through the duct work now.
Can he get that door open?
Yes, he does quickly.
One minute right now.
At this point, the times are now dead-even.
Good boy. Out, out.
ANNOUNCER 2: Man, this is going to be a close one, Kurt.
ANNOUNCER 1: 15 seconds.
Can he catch the suspect and get back to the finish line?
Good boy.
ANNOUNCER 1: Five seconds left.
Can he release and get back to the finish line?
Dax, off.
ANNOUNCER 2: Come on, release.
Off.
Dax, good boy, good boy, good boy.
ANNOUNCER 1: He didn't quite do it.
A great time, but just seconds behind--
Woo!
ANNOUNCER 1: --Team Falco.
Tonight's top dog, standing by in the Chewy Winners
Circle with Jaime Little.
Three seconds.
Representing North Dakota, what do you want people
to know about you two together?
He's my top dog.
And now he's America's Top Dog.
I love it.
Congratulations.
Team Falco wins it.
Good boy.